Abstract
This paper deals with Yugoslav-Mozambican film cooperation and the role Filmske novosti played in the anti-colonial struggle and in the relationship with the FRELIMO movement in particular. Yugoslav film cooperation with Africa began in the 1950s and peaked in the 1960s, when the Yugoslav Film Weeks were organized in the newly liberated African countries and Filmske novosti made their first documentaries in Algeria, Mali, Tanzania, Guinea and Mozambique. Film cooperation with Algeria and Mozambique and the support for such guerrilla movements as the FLN and FRELIMO was the climax of Yugoslav film solidarity with the anti-colonial struggle. The Yugoslav film We Shall Win (Venceremos), by Dragutin Popovic, had an especially relevant role as the first documentary about the liberated regions in Mozambique and the military and political role of FRELIMO.
Highlights
In the process of decolonization, culture played a major role, with particular importance being attached to film
This paper aims to illustrate the role of documentaries produced by the Yugoslav film company Filmske novosti1 in Mozambique’s national liberation and anti‐colonial struggle
In the wake of the anti‐colonial struggle, Filmske novosti made a significant contribution in capturing the struggle for the liberation of African nations and showing it to the rest of the world, leaving lasting traces in Yugoslavia and in Algeria, Mali, Mozambique, Tanzania and Guinea
Summary
This paper deals with Yugoslav‐Mozambican film cooperation and the role Filmske novosti played in the anti‐colonial struggle and in the relationship with the FRELIMO movement in particular. Yugoslav film cooperation with Africa began in the 1950s and peaked in the 1960s, when the Yugoslav Film Weeks were organized in the newly liberated African countries and Filmske novosti made their first documentaries in Algeria, Mali, Tanzania, Guinea and Mozambique. Film cooperation with Algeria and Mozambique and the support for such guerrilla movements as the FLN and FRELIMO was the climax of Yugoslav film solidarity with the anti‐colonial struggle. The Yugoslav film We Shall Win (Venceremos), by Dragutin Popovic, had an especially relevant role as the first documentary about the liberated regions in Mozambique and the military and political role of FRELIMO
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